Shower-bath apparatus.



No. 650,503. Patented May 29, I900. w. H. BRIDGMAN.

SHOWER BATH APPARATUS.

(Application filed Sept. 25, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

VILLIAM H. BRIDGMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOWER-BATH APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 650,503, dated May 29,1900.

Application filea'se ambel- 25,1899. Serial No. 731,514. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,WILLIAM I-I. BRIDGMAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shower-BathApparatus, of which the following is a full and coinplete specification,such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to shower-bath ap paratus; and the object thereofis to provide an improved shower-bath attachment adapted for connectionto bath-tubs and embracing improved features of construction,attachment, and adjustment, as fully set forth in the followingspecification, of which the accompanyin g drawing forms a part and whichshows a vertical transverse section of a bathtub provided with myshower-bath apparatus.

Referring more particularlyto the drawing, I have shown at 12 a bath-tubof the ordinary or any preferred form, and at 6 and 7 two tubes, each ofwhich is provided with a plurality of perforations 9 at one side. Saidtubes are preferably of metal or other rigid material and are supportedin annular members 17 of clamp devices 18, which comprise rods -19,connected with said annular member 17 and adjustably connected by set orclamping screws 20 with hook-shaped portions 21, which pass about theupper rims or edges of the sides of the tub 12. The binding screws orclamps 20 connect the hookshaped portions 21 and the rods 19 of theclamping devices 18 by means of annular heads 22, in which saidhook-shaped portions and the rods 19 respectively terminate, and it isevident that the rods 19 may be swung in a vertical path to raise ordepress the annular portions 17, which support the tubes 6 and 7. Bymeans of the rods 19 a greater play of the tubes 6 and 7 is insured, anda greater versatility of operation thereof is provided. The tubes 6 and7 are provided with knobs 10, whereby they may be adjusted relatively tothe annular members 17 of the rods 19.

It is evident that I may considerably vary the construction andarrangement of elements of my invention as set forth in the fore-- goingdescription and shown in the accompanying drawing without departing fromthe spirit of my invention or sacrificing the advantages thereof.

Having fully described my invention, I

claim as now and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A shower-bathapparatus, embodying a perforated tube, and devices for detachably andadj ustably connecting the same with the rim or edge of the bath-tub,comprising a plurality of rods in the ends of which said tube isturnably supported, hook devices which are passed about the rim or edgeof the bathtub, said rods and hook devices being adj ustably connected,means for securing said rods and hook devices in relatively-adjustedpositions, and means for adjusting said tube in connection with saidrods, substantially as shown and described.

2. A shower-bath apparatus, embodying a perforated tube, and devices fordetachably and adjustably connecting the same with the rim or edge of abath-tub, comprising a plurality of rods provided with annular portionsthrough which said tube is passed, hook devices which are passed aboutthe rim or edge of the bath-tub, said rods and hook devices beingprovided with heads, and clamping screws or devices which operate inconnection with said heads to adjustably connect said rods and hookdevices, and means for adjusting said tubes in position in connectionwith said rods, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 23d day ofSeptember, 1899.

WILLIAM 1-1. BRIDGMAN.

Witnesses: F. A. STEWART,

V. M. VOSLER.

